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== Some adverbs of time in Lingala ==
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==Lelo: Today==
==Lelo: Today==
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** Akoya '''sikoyo te''': He/She '''won't''' come '''now'''
** Akoya '''sikoyo te''': He/She '''won't''' come '''now'''
==Sima: After==
==Sima: After==
** Benga nga '''sima''': Call me '''after'''
==Sima lobi: The day after tomorrow==
==Sima lobi: The day after tomorrow==
** Bandeko naye bakoya '''sima lobi''': His/her siblings will come '''after tomorrow'''
==Mbala eleki: Before/last time==
==Mbala eleki: Before/last time==
** Tokutanaki te '''mbala eleki''': We didn't we '''last time'''
==Poso eleki: last week==
==Poso eleki: last week==
** Nasombaki biloko ebele '''poso eleki''': I bought a lot of things '''last week'''
==Poso oyo: This week==
==Poso oyo: This week==
** '''Poso oyo''', Paul akobalana na Emilie: Paul is getting married with Emilie '''this week'''
==Tongo: Early==
==Tongo: Early==
==Natongo: In the morning==
==Natongo: In the morning==

Revision as of 09:45, 15 October 2019

Some adverbs of time in Lingala

Lelo: Today

    • Naza na musala ebele lelo: I have a lot of work today

Lobi(ekoya): Tomorrow

    • Esengeli tokutana lobi: We have to meet tomorrow.

Lobi(eleki): Yesterday

    • Bakomaki na Kinshasa lobi(eleki): They got to Kinshasa yesterday

Sikoyo: Now

    • Ozokende sikoyo(sika sikoyo)?: Are you going now(right now)

Sikoyo te: Not now

    • Akoya sikoyo te: He/She won't come now

Sima: After

    • Benga nga sima: Call me after

Sima lobi: The day after tomorrow

    • Bandeko naye bakoya sima lobi: His/her siblings will come after tomorrow

Mbala eleki: Before/last time

    • Tokutanaki te mbala eleki: We didn't we last time

Poso eleki: last week

    • Nasombaki biloko ebele poso eleki: I bought a lot of things last week

Poso oyo: This week

    • Poso oyo, Paul akobalana na Emilie: Paul is getting married with Emilie this week

Tongo: Early

Natongo: In the morning

Lelo natongo: This morning

Lobi natongo: Tomorrow/Yesterday morning

Napokwa: in the evening

Na butu: At night

Lelo napokwa: Tonight

Lobi napokwa: Tomorrow/Yesterday evening

Tongo makasi: Very early

Tango nini?: When?